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All items tagged NATO enlargementOpen Think Tank ArticlesJuly 3, 2008 | Ukraine's Western IntegrationFrom the Editorial Team: Atlantic Community offers a chance for members to influence real politics. In preparation for Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Ukraine on July 21st, 2008, we are preparing an Atlantic Memo which will be send to members of parliament prior to Merkel’s departure. ... MoreJuly 1, 2008 | Averting Secessionism in Eastern Europe and the CaucasusHall Gardner: NATO’s Bucharest Summit in April 2008 did not fully address the question of how to create a viable system of security for the volatile region of eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. As eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus are all riddled with secessionist and irredentist movements since Soviet collapse, it will require concerted US, EU, and Russian attention if a major crisis is to be averted. ... MoreJune 13, 2008 | Regional Cooperation Better Than NATO/EU EnlargementHall Gardner: A move towards Ukrainian NATO membership would strain relations with Russia and have serious consequences. In the short-term, Ukraine should remain “neutral”, while the EU introduces new, and expands existing confidence building economic and political areas of cooperation with Kiev and Moscow. In the long-term, Europe should seek to develop a confederal relationship with both Ukraine and Russia. ... MoreJune 12, 2008 | Expansion Does Not Solve NATO's DilemmaJens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler: NATO is trying to expand its military wing to more countries, which used to be “the enemy,” in its effort to secure its future. However, Europe’s reliance on imported oil should be considered before alienating exporters like Russia in the attempt of reinventing NATO’s aging alliance. ... MoreMay 7, 2008 | Dire Consequences of Ukraine and Georgia Joining NATOvalentine anatolevich akishkin: The issue of NATO enlargement and membership to NATO divides the Ukrainian people. The split reflects the countries division along ethnical and geographical lines. Integrating Ukraine into the Alliance would more likely lead to confusion and conflict than democracy. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesNovember 20, 2008 | Don't Poke Badly Behaved BearsWestern oriented, business friendly, and governed by smart, young people, Georgia is a country on the rise. ++ NATO should not be her final resting place, though. ++ Georgia doesn’t meet NATO requirements for full control of its territory and a closer look reveals its media is like Russia’s: state run and laden with propaganda. ++ “Georgia’s future is economic ... MoreNovember 12, 2008 | "An End to the Russian Chill"In 2003 the EU created a “security strategy;” the first draft didn’t even mention Russia. ++ For better or worse, it’s time to revise that plan. ++ The one good side effect from the war with Georgia is that it allowed Merkel and Sarkozy, “the only EU leaders with the independence of mind to declare that European and US strategic interests often diverge,” the ... MoreAugust 18, 2008 | NATO Must Put its Foot DownNATO foreign ministers are meeting tomorrow in Brussels to decide on further actions regarding the crisis in Georgia. ++ To prevent further instability, they should reassure those members who fear Russia that atlantic mutual-defence commitments are real and make new defense arrangements that would deter Russia. ++ They must also speed up the enlargement process and bring in Ukraine and the ... MoreJune 3, 2008 | Gridlock Persists in Macedonian Name GameCompromise has yet to be reached on the issue of Macedonia’s official name and national identity, as Greece recently blocked the country from joining NATO, out of fears that a recognized Macedonian nation state would mobilize separatist sentiment among Greece’s Macedonian minority. ++ A weakened Macedonian position would in turn activate Albanian and Bulgarian minority claims and destabilize that ... MoreApril 22, 2008 | No Enlargement: The EU and Russia Need one AnotherRussian perception of enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia as a threat is reasonable. ++ Russia desperately needs EU investment and technology. ++ Europe needs Russian natural gas. ++ Russia should also be stronger engaged in disarmament again. ++ Stable relations to Russia should be preferred over NATO enlargement, representing “the fantasies of an American president.” ... MoreApril 2, 2008 | Divide on Ukrainian and Georgian NATO MembershipNATO enlargement is dividing the Euro-Alantic community into old and new Europe. ++ Representing old Europe, Germany, France and Austria only want to offer an “Enhanced Agreement” instead of Membership Action Plans to Ukraine and Georgia, one reason being not to provoke Russia. ++ To offer anything less than MAPs to Ukraine and Georgia would question NATO’s open-door policy. ... More |
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